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1. When first looking for a home to live in, our estate agent showed us one in a "posh" section of Weybridge, Surrey, called St. George's Hill. In addition to its golf club and tennis club, this gated neighborhood is also home to this legendary crooner.
2. Once we found a home, we had to find a school for the children. There are a number of "American" schools in Surrey, and we chose TASIS. TASIS is an acronym for what?
3. TASIS is located in Thorpe, Surrey. Thorpe is also the home of a great amusement park with some pretty crazy roller coasters. What is the name of this park?
4. Just down the road from Weybridge is the town of Virginia Water, known for its park and lake. The lake has been featured in what well known series of movies?
5. Also in Virginia Water is this golf club, which is home to the World Match Play Championships
6. Just outside of St. George's Hill, in Weybridge, is a motorsport and avaiation museum. What is the name of the first ever oval style, banked racecourse that is home to this museum?
7. To get to my job in London, I would take the train every day. Living in Weybridge, which train station would I most likely catch my train from?
8. Speaking of the trains, the line through Weybridge is run by Southwest Trains. What London station would one arrive at if travelling this route?
9. Some American holidays are not celebrated in the UK, such as Thanksgiving and 4th of July (obviously). On Thanksgiving, many Americans living in the Greater London area congregate at this place in central London for a Thanksgiving service, before heading to large parties at someone's home and the obligatory turkey and trimmings.
10. There were many historic locations that we visited in and around Weybridge with friends and family, including Runnymede. What event occurred in Runnymede in 1215 which formed the basis for the current English civil system, and in fact the United States as well?
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